Across all mapping groups, pitch-based mapping and mental imagery emerge as the dominant cognitive strategies for interpreting sound-image associations¶
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q3 i? In open-ended debrief responses, pitch-based mapping (19 participants in total) and mental imagery (12 in total) were the most prevalent strategies, with comparable patterns across Traditional, Reversed, and Control groups. → Kucinkas 2025
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Kucinkas 2025¶
Kucinkas, A., Retsa, C., Meijer, P. B. L., Wallace, M. T., Gori, M. & Murray, M. M. (2025). Learning visual to auditory sensory substitution reveals flexibility in image to sound mapping. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00385-4
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Qualitative analysis of open-ended debrief responses from the 60 sighted adults; "pitch-based mapping and mental imagery emerging as the dominant approaches", with pitch-based mapping reported by 6 Traditional, 5 Reversed, and 8 Control participants; no effect sizes, so impact is null.
"Overall, participants combined multiple perceptual and mnemonic strategies, with pitch-based mapping and mental imagery emerging as the dominant approaches."
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